My Princess Niece

I must say THANK YOU to those who keep commenting and fav'ing despite my poor attendance here on 365. My life has been consumed with family adventures for over a week now but things are slowing down and I hope to return more actively in the next day or two!

Our latest escapade had 12 of us traveling three hours south to Victoria to explore and visit with extended family. We went to Butchart's Garden last night and then went for high tea at the world famous Empress Hotel this morning. This is a photo of my 6 year old niece after it was all over. Her beautiful dress started scratching and she got a little upset and went and sat on a deserted staircase. She saw me taking the photo and covered her face as tears were falling.

[aurorajane]

Lovely shot

[Karen Miller]

Oh dear, everything is so dramatic when you are six! It looks like a wonderful place.

[Jenfurj]

My heart feels for her. How often as adults we feel exhausted & just want to stomp our feet & burst into tears. Fav

[Annie D]

Awww - I know exactly how she feels..she will love this photo in years to come

[Sally Ings]

You have captured her emotion perfectly.

[Issi Bannerman]

What a lovely image. Sometimes it's just too much for them! Lovely capture.

[Graeme Stevens]

excellent shot

[Barb]

What an evocative shot! Depicts an emotion I'm sure we're all familiar with!!

[Babs]

Oh dear. It all gets too much some days doesn't it.

[Beryl Lloyd]

Oooh bless , sometimes the emotions run high after a day of excitements especially when you are only six !! A lovely ,well composed image --fav

[Denise Wood]

Adorable :) fav

[summerfield]

awww! poor baby. i hope she was okay afterwards.

[colinbarber013]

Your shall go to the ball

[DKay]

Gorgeous. Fav.

[Nicole Campbell]

The poor little thing, she must be overwhelmed with everything you have been doing.

[Lynda McG]

Such a cute capture of your upset little niece - fav!

[Dawn]

Oh dear so upset , a lovely capture fav

[Sarah]

As a mama of two former six year old girls who complained about scratchy dresses in very dramatic fashion, I absolutely love this capture. It's hard to be a princess!

[Sherry Steffensmeier]

What a story this photo tells. Sad and beautiful. Nice lighting.

[Peter Day]

I am crying with her.

[Carrie Oakey]

Awww, poor princess. Love this capture!

[Suse♡]

Really beautifully captured

[Katrina]

Lovely shot, poor wee thing

[Sylvia du Toit]

Fav!

[bkb in the city]

Beautiful shot and story to with it

[HTGT]

Shot straight out of a movie..lighting and all.

[Maggiemae]

I saw a similar photo on a professional's wall and it had become famous! This is just the same - there is a story here! fav

[gloria jones]

Super low-key shot...great composition with a story

[Jane Morley]

She will love this when she's old enough to appreciate an excellent shot! One to treasure.

[Jane Morley]

Forgot to say big fav.

[Islandgirl]

Lovely composition..................and the holidays and activities always are harder on the little ones out of their routine!

[Anita Campbell]

Beautiful shot. Is she hiding or upset or......?

[Call me Joe]

Fascinating capture!!

[Cricket Hackmann]

Wonderful image -- really tells a story.

[Margo]

Gorgeous fav

[Chris Johnson]

Awww it's going to be alright, hopefully there will be many more tea parties for her. Truly beautiful story-telling shot.

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Such a cute shot that tells a story.

[Jeff in VT, USA]

Great photo. Sorry your niece was upset but she will appreciate this someday..

[LindaL]

Love this! Fav!

[*lynn]

this is precious

[Milanie]

What a beautiful shot you got from this event. It tells quite a story. Wonderful composition. Fav

[Simply Amanda]

Such a story shot. Poor baby.

[Leslie]

so much emotions captured

[PhotoCrazy]

Wonderfully captured!!

[alia_801]

Beautiful capture! I hope she felt better once she'd changed.
(I'd suggest trying cropping out the bright area at the top of the pic too)

[Jo]

Awww - great capture

[Shy Abel]

Awe lol such childhood drama ;)

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Awww- that is so sweet/sad. I'm glad the situation improved once the dress was exchanged for something more comfortable!

[Ulrika]

love this...

[Jay Butterfield]

Poignant portrait. Fav!

[Taffy]

Aw...so very hard to be six!

[ChristineL]

Aww it's tough being a princess! it's good though that you can just sit on the stairs and cry when you've had enough.

[Denise (lyndemc)]

Gorgeous tones, color and lighting. And loads of poignant emotion.

[Jocasta]

Wonderful photo and I'm sure she love it when she's older and life is less scratchy.

[Margaret Brown]

Bless this is a lovely candid capture. There is nothing worse than scratchy clothes!! Do hope the tears were short lived!!, fav

[Brooke Lindsay]

Such a perfect shot. Mine is 3, so she would still be laying splayed in the middle of the floor at this point instead of huddled so elegantly.

[Phil Howcroft]

this is a beautifully crafted shot , tells a lovely story , faved

[Kathy]

OMG! how sweet. This image has so much feeling in it!

[Susan Klassen]

Very sweet - we have scratchy dress issues too!

[Kathy A]

Poor little love, such a sweet but emotional shot

[Jane Pittenger]

Poor sweet one

[Caroline]

This is a very emotive, beautiful shot Kim - love this!

[Sheralee S]

That is such a cute photo! Kids seem especially bothered by scratchy things.

[Lesley Chisholm]

Oh the poor wee thing. We can all relate I'm sure. It makes a sweet photo though, and the dress does look rather special.